Circe doesn’t want to be like her sister, who represents their family’s cruelty. This decision, along with her empathy and desire to undo the violence she caused by creating Scylla, sets her apart from her family. Pasiphaë doesn’t take this rejection kindly, likely because she believes that Circe doesn’t understand the abuse that she (Pasiphaë) has suffered. She unleashes her rage on Circe, pushing her away, which again shows how being abused and underestimated can lead women to self-isolate. Minos in particular makes Pasiphaë feel oppressed and limited in her role as a woman, as he only wants her to be a mother rather than a ruler in her own right. As a man in a misogynist society, he likely sees women as inferior; when a woman does have power, he sees it as a threat to his own. Similarly, Pasiphaë sneers at Circe’s suggestion that Helios would protect her if need be, because Pasiphaë knows that their father cares only for his own power.